Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1860 — Page 2

THE" RENSSELAER GAZETTE, RENSSELAER, IND. f, —— WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1860.

HELIGIOVS NOTICE, Rev. Lewis McCreary will preach at the Baptist Church in this place, on Saturday nextfbt one o’clock P. M., on Sunday sjt half past ten o’clock A. M. oi7”Mr. Pennington was occupied for two hours on the night afterffiia election in signing Certificates for members, in order that - they could draw their”salaries. Cd/"-Washington letter-writers say that John D. Defrees, editor of the Indianapolis Atlas, will probably -be elected printer for the House. - r T Odditis said that Mr. Forney gave positive fissuranco before his election that he would act with the Republicans in the next campaign. 4 (K7*Tho Postoffice Appropriation Bill passed the House on Monday. There was ! no opposition to it. The Bill appropriates some ten million dollars, four millions fur j the deficiencies. I — OC/7 Pits candidates announced for the dif--ferent,’ Slate offices, subject to the decision of ihp Convention to be held on the;' 22d'i inut., “are more numerous than wo ever I noticed in other years. This certainly do -. j noteskhat the aspirants and their friends be- , lieve ithai the pro-slavery party is to be J routed’ next fail. “Straws show which wav the- wind blows.” (£77 We copy the following paragraphs \ from sho Delphi Journal, of last week. Mr. McCarthy is in luck: “J. [McCarthy lias been appointed Post-j _master at Pittsburgh vice Jus. Turner re- j move'ij. Old Buck is stiii after the Doug- ! lashes, with a sharp stick.” “ Wle are authorized to announce the name j of fast Turner, Esq., as an independent can-j didatcH for the Legislature.” " i

CHASE ELECTED U. S. SENATOR.

ThLegislature of Ohio last week elected Ex-Governor Chase to the United States Semxtje. He will take the place of the Doughface Pugh, who is so offensive to the. nostrils of honest men. Mr. Chase will be a s truing' pillar for Freedom in the Senate.

A PATBITOIC AND WELL TIMED ACT.

Hicks, of Maryland, on learning that Sir. Pennington was elected Speaker, sent his Secretary of State to congratulate him oh the happy event. What a contrast is this to the conduct ofjh ,s'e disunion Democrats!, who have been howling that the Union s’lou'oS*Le dissolved if the control ol the Central (government passed out of their hands. Governor Hicks is not a Democrat.

JESSE HARPER.

We haye seen,a letter signed by half r. dozen prominent Republicans of an adjoining cOunty, highly recommending the gentleinap whose name heads this article as a candidate ftsr Lieutenant-Governor, Mr. Harper lives in Williamsport, Warren county,and is recommended as an honorable man, fully competent to fulfill the duties of the office i{-.elected. He is also recommended as being more than a match for Mr. Turple on the sturnp, and in everything else tho is manly and upright. It is such a man t m we nieed as a candidate for that office.

GUBERNATORIAL.

We see the names of Colonel Lane and , Mr. Morton frequently used in connection with the office of Governor. We believe that the-sentiment of this region is in favor of the Colonel, the greatest living stump j speaker. With Henry S. Lane as our stand- ] ard-bearer, we have a strong hope ami be- i ° ‘ i lievo that Indiana will wheel in the. Republican ranks in October next, and in November cast her vote for the Chicago nominee for President. Give us Colonel Lane and a State ticket composed of good and true men, and we fully believe that the night of the second Tuesday in'October will witness the complete defeat and utter prostration of the pro-slavery party in Indiana. We vote for the old “War Horse.” -

RELIGIOUS REVIVALS.

The Methodist and Christian (Campbell ite) Churches have been doing big wotk here within the past two weeks, in converting binrifers. We are told that the Methodists lijjve takent in some seventy-five members. Tliii Christians had no organization before in this place; but they organized a Church Last \veek, and hav.e since taken in many members. Eight were immersed last Sunday, one 1 on Monday, five last night after service, and eight to-day afc noon. "

What is most remarkable about the revival here is, that the most irreligious and scoffers are the ones converted. Professional mein 1 and working men, infidels and hard cases, go hand in hand, and appear to rapturously enjoy the new feeling that has come ovpr them. The two Churches above named are holding meetings every forenoon and night. • Dow’s return to intemperate habits is denied by the Portland (Me.) papers. We are glad to hear it.

DAVID TURPIE.

We learn from the last Monticello Spectator that the above-named individual, the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant-Govern-or, was caught one on a drunken spree with some boys in Monticello. He had gathered some hoys not ye- twenty-on \ hut who will have votes next fall, and was having a “high old time” with them, until Mr. Tilton, in whose building he was, broke in the door and drove them out. Some were playing cards, all were drunk, arid, the would-be Lieutenant-Governor was ingon a bed in the back end of the room, maudlin drunk. If one-half of this is true, (and we do not believe the editor of the SpesfUor would grossly libel a fellow-citizen,) David Turpie ought to be politically buried so deep that the sound of the last trumpet will net reach him.

OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE.

On Friday the House elected the Clerk | and Sergeant-ut-Anns. John W. Forney was nominated by John Schwartz, of Pennsyjv.t- . nia, (Anli-Lccompronile,) and was elected |on iho first ballot *by two majority. This must ! “ a Stinging blow to the old gentle--1 man who occoj?j cs ie White House. Mr. Forney did, perhaps, ,T ort> l:!an !11! ,V other living - inun to place Mr. *« the Presidential chair, and Mr. Buchanan has paid him for his efforts by using all the ;iow--cr of Lis Administration . to ki,k him down hill. But what a change! Mr. Buchanan is at- the head of a weak Administration, approaching the end of its days, when it will go out of power in disgrace and with the execrations of the American people. Mr. Forney is now Clerk of a House of Representatives, strongly hostile'to Mr. Buchanan, and lie can laugh to scorn the puny efforts of the President to crush him. H. A. Hoffman, of Maryland, (American,) was elected Sergeant-at-Anns on tiie first ballot by a majority of fifteen. This is a worthy tribute to Mr. Hoffman, who was the,only Southern member of Congress who voted against the Kan-as-Nebraska Bill. On Monday last the House went into 4 an election for Door-keeper and Postmaster. Mr. Jlavston was elected to the former office by twelve majority, and Mr. Lucas to the latter by a majority of four. Both are Republicans.

SPEAKER ELECTED!

A REPUBLICAN- TRIUMPH! Ex-Governor Pennington, of New Jersey , was elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives last Wednesday, two m'jority. This is a glorious triumph of RepubiiC ll * l * B ™ ov?r £ ) ‘ sl * n ' on ‘ snt ' result was obtained t>_v ! * le vo *- cs °‘ 4^!U ' I Lecompton Democrats, who coJa* liur - 6 u j with the Disunion Democrats, and by the 1 vote of 11. W. Davis, of Maryland, American. While the vote was being had, Mr. Briggs, of New York, one of the tellers, said, before the .result was announced: “I rise for the purpose of changing my vote. It will be recollected that a day or two since I made a statement as to what I might do in a certain contingency. That contingency has now arrived, and it becomes mo-to state my reasjjjts_Jjar the vote I am about tc give. The time has cor e when my vote will elect a Speaker. I have said on several occasions that I could cast my vote for any conservative gentleman like Mr. Penning .on or Mr. Corwin. Gov. Pennington now has 116 votes, and 117 will elect hint. I give my vote to a gentleman whom I am assu ed will act fairly and imp. r-.ir,liy to all section's of the .country. Aware of the, responsibility winch I assume in so doing, Me Clerk, I r. >w withdraw m> vote from Mr. 'Modern,;’!;!, of 111., "vi cif for Mr. WUHam P nn:,:gton oi New Jersey.” [Prolonged applause.}

The Clerk then appointed Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, and Mr. I]acock, of Virginia, to roll-j duct, the Speaker to the-.chair, wnieh they promptly did. Mr, Pennington then made the following, patriot! • and manly remarks; “Ge htknen of the. .ouse of R‘ orgsmla':iv?s\ I return you my great- • ■ Knowieogoateui • for the distinguished honor you iiuVe been pleased to con cr upon me in electing mo i Speaker of the House. Coming here for I the riret. time at the present session to ,be j associated with y-.-u as a member, no- event could have been more unlocked for than that I should be called upon to preside over your I deliberations; and my friends will do me the | justice to say th t I have not sought the po | sition, as I certainly never desired it. lam | nevertheless us cons: ions of the dignity and | importance of this high offico as any gentleman can he, hut s lould have been far better pleased could its duties have been entrusted tu other and more experienced hands. “Alter witnessing the almost insurmountable obstacles in the way of an orginazation of tho House, I came to the conclusion that my gentleman of any party who c.ould command a majority of the votes lor Speaker, was bound in deference to the public exigencies to accept the responsibility as an act of patriotic duty, whether it was agreeable to I his feelings or not. As that chp.ce has un- . expectedly fallen on me, 1 have not hesitated to accept it.

“In the execution of this higli trust, my object will he to do,my duty with impartiality and justice to all. I shall have great necessity, gentlemen, for your indulgence in the new position in which I am placed, and I feel entire confidence that I shall receive it at your hands. A representative of the State ui New Jersey, upon whose soil so many brilliant acLievem Hits were accomplished in the Revolutionary war, and whose people have ever been distinguished for tlieiir devotion to the Union and Constitution, I pray to the Great Arbiter of our destinies that I may do no act to impair the integrity of either, but by wise and prudent counsels, pence and order may yet reign in our midst,

and our free institutions may be perpetuated to our descendants. I feel that I have a national heart, embracing all parts of our blessed Union. “Again thanking you for your kindness, I now enter upon the duties of that arduous and complicated station.” Mr. Pennington is a good Republican, and voted for Mr. Sherman so long as that gentleman was a candidate. He was Goveri or of New Jersey in 1838, says the Slate Journal, and liis father before him was Governor of the same State in 1813. A relative of his—A. C. M. Pennington—represented tho same district in the thirty-first Congress, and was a firm su[ porter of Mr. Banks. Mr. Pennington has been Governor and Chancellor of his ' tate * and has served in the Senate, and as Judge of the Court of Appeals. lie is, in every way, qualified for the position he has been selected to fill. The present is ins first term as a member of Congress. In politics lie was formerly a Whig, But since the formation of the Republican ' party has beer one of its devoted adherents

[For the Rensselaer Gazette.

"HONOR TO WHOM HOMOR IS DUE."

Jasper County, Inch, Jan 23. Mr. Editor: You have undoubtedly heard, long be * ore' this, of our misfortune in being burnt out. On Thursday night following New Year's dry, as near as wo could tell about midnight, we were alarmed by the roaring and crackling es the fire, and springing out o! bed, found the hou?e in flames and would soon he consumed; being made almo.-t entirely of poplar lumber, and perfectly dry, which burnt very rapidly. Seeing there was no time to lose we instantly fled from the burning building. Mr. Editor it is a dreadful thing to be turned out of doors in the darkness of night an ! in the cold of winter; old age and infancy, sick and well alike were hurried out into the stnow and storm. We saw in an instant that whatever was done had to be done quickly, so all that could do anything went quickly to work, but we had so short a time to work that much, of what we had was consumed in the house. We however, saved a part of our clothing nnd the most of our furnature; but when vv.e_.had done all we could do and went to gather ourselves up to leave, cold as it was, there were scarcely any of us that could find the half of our clothing, and some were left almost without anything. But in the day of our need we were not without friends. Several of our friends and neighbors very kindly assisted us to what we most imeded. Some to clothing and others to provi-uons. Now, Mr. Editor, if I remain entirelr silent our friends may think us insensible to their kindness, which I do not at all desire. 1, therefore, write this to solicit a smalt -pace in your columns, for the purpose of ltr y dering our to those kind friends who have sympathized with tt" irl our troubles, and have added greatly to pur comfoi, by their timely aid. There is one, Mr. Edi- ! tor, who I feel under obligation to notice ; in particular, as he not only gave ol what he had ..himself, but prompted others to do the same; that one is Mr. C. M. Watson, Therefore, I address the following lines to him. Yours, respectfully, J. S. Ingersol. TO C. M. WATSON. I have found a friend in you— Found a friend sincere and true, Found a friend in time of need, Such a friend’s u friend indeedNow, my thanks I offer here, Proceeding ironi'a heart sincere, A gift, I you’ii freely take, If only for the giv. r*s sake;' And , now, until this life shall end, Believe me, sir, you have a lriend. J. S. I.

] For the Rensselaer Gazette.

TAXES.

Mr. Editor: Will you please insert the following sections oi the Revenue Laws i.d' Indiana, for the information of tax-payers: See. 96. In case any person shall re,use or neglect to pay the tax imposed on him. the-County Treasurer shall, after the third Tibndt‘v in Mach, levy the same, togethi r with .ten per- centum damages, and the cosi and charges that may accrue by distress and sale of the goods and chatties of such, who ought to pay the same wheresoever the same may, be found in toe county Snc. 102. (See Revised Statutes,) Tin* several County Trca.sig-srs be, and they are hereby required, immediately alter their annual settlement with the Auditor of State, either in person or by deputy, to cal! upon every delinquent tax-payer in their respective counties,and, if necessary,to distrain property for the collection of such delinquent tax, together with penalty and interest.

Now, sir, owing to the fact that there has beeri a decision of the Courts that tax on real estate cannot be collected by selling the land until the personal propery, if there is any, is. first exhausted. Tax-payers will, therefore, take notice of the above sections of law, and may expect to be visited by me, or my deputy, for the purpose of collecting whatever taxes remain unpaid after the third Monday in March.» 4 Ezra Wright, Treasurer ot Jasper County.

ATTENTION, RIFLES!

You are hereby commanded to meet at the Court House in Rensselaer, on Wednesday, the 22d inst., at 12 o’clock M., for drill, and other purposes. A full attendance is requested as there is important business to transact. By order of the commandant.

I. N. S. A LTER, O. S.

]For tho Rensselaer Gazette.

TO THE PUBLIC.

The officers and members of the First Rensselaer Rifle Company, believing that the day which gave birth to a Washington ! should be forever celebrated by Americans—- | should be regarded as a national holyday, ! have determined to introduce sach celebra- | tion in Rensselaer this year of grace 1860. ! They therefore beg to announce to the pubj lie that upon that day there will be a parade of the Company, at Rensselaer, to be followed by an Oyster Entertainment, at the Court House, in the evening, to which the public are all invited. The officers and members of the Company pledge themselves to render the entertainment worthy of public patronage. While free!}’ admitting thatour object of the entertainment is to raise a fund, to enable them to purchase more suitable equipments, they appeal to the we'll-re ishes ot a generous public, of which they have already had numerous proofs, to aid them in this enterprise, promising that fill who may h ,nor them with their patronage shall receive the worth of their money. The re- ■ reshments will consist of oysters, pastry; fruit, confectionaries, to be disposed of in lots to suit purchasers. Good music will be in attendance to enliven the scene, and j altogether they hope to render the affair vvor- j thy ol tits day which it is designed to eeie- j brute. The ladies are respectfully invited,

I. N S. A LTER, O. S.

to attend.

Soulhern Sentiment.

Under the head of“plain talk,” the New ; Orleans Bulletin has the following: | “The Georgia papers evidently do not. like the disunion speech of Hon. Mr, -Gartreil. one of the Representatives of that State in Congress.- The Griffin American Union, referring to the proceedings of Congress, holds- toward Mr. Gartrell the following sharp language, which he will probably uuj dersfand: “We see from the report of the proceedj ings in Congress, that Mr. Gartrell has made a speech on Secession, and contended that a State has the right peaceably to secede from the Union. “Now, all we have to say is this: If Mr. Gartrell wants to secede from the Union, he is perfectly welcome to pack up and be off as soon ns lie pleases, and we hope that in his pereginutions lie may come up with some form of government that suits him better than this. “Our country would experience a happy deliverance if Mr. Gartrell, and all other I disunionists lika him, would quit and be off las soon as possible. Their places might ; then be filled with statesmen and patriots, who would carry on the government as it should be done. “The reason Congress cannot organize and proceed to the discharge oi the duties j required of them, is that there ire too many j fanatical simpletons there. They knowhow i J to keep up a row, but have no capacity for j business.” Jf Without wishing to be quite so severe on | the members of Congress as our Georgia cotemporary is, we must say that there is a ; good deal of hard sense in the last, sentence 0i r *h<: above extract. They do “know how to keep up a T‘ lW »” certainly, but as to their “capacity for business,” we cannot speak so confidently. They g; ve tbe co'.'h'ry hut indifferent proof ol the possess! un °* such capacity. The people sent them tliefC to public business in a business-like manner, and not to spout secession and utter threats of what they will or will not do. This is not any part of the business which they were elected to perform;

Remarkable will Case.

We gather from the Exeter (N. IIA NewsLetter some interesting particulars of the “Betsey Farmer Will Case,” recently tried before the Supreme Court in that place, Judge Nesmith presiding. The amount at issue, was about $50,000. Her death occurred Jan. 7, 185(5, and her will is dated Jan. 6. It appears according to the testimony, that Miss Farmer was an eccentric maiden lady who lived with her cats in the midst of filth which had increased to such an extent, that one of her nieces actually made use of a shovel and hoe to clean out her rooms; her clothes had the appearance as it they never had been changed since they were first nut on. She was induced a few days before her death to allow s me of her relatives to ina' e the will, and fie-re was some intimations of an attempt to use “spiritual infih ences” upon her. When the will was signe-- there was so little life |in her that she could not hold the pen. The I testimony of the physician was that site was ■ in a very feeble state of body for several days before death. The jury stood nine in favor of the will and three against it. There j was in the will a donation of^§>2,ooo to the ; Baptist Foreign Mission Society, though Me J had not visited a church of that denoimna- ! tion for fifteen years.

The Coming Fight.

On the 16th d<y of April next, in E g- j land, there will tie a great fighc fur the “championship of the world,” whatever that may be. Mr. J. C. Heenan appears for the United Sta'es. and Mr. T. Sayers for England. Purse £ 1,000 a side. He .man is six feet one and a half inches in his stocking feet; fighting weight 192 to 196 pounds; u£re 25 years. Sayers is five feet and six inches in height; fighting weight 156 pounds; age 34 years. Sayers has fought and won many battles in the prize ring. He can stand a vast deal of punishment, is very skillful, and is game to ihe hitter end. Heenan deals stunning blows and when they hit they do j tremendous execution. Unquestionably he would have taken the belt at Long Point had he not mistaken a post for.l. Morrissey’s head. He is a splendid lellow physically, but the backers of Sayers count largely on his lack of skill and rash desire to smash things at once. They think Thomis will adroitly avoid Keen m's sledge-hammer blows and gradually worry him out. This may be so, but Heenan bus procured experienced and scientific trainers, is sanguine of thrashing Thomas, and is enthusiastically backed by thousands of tho short-haired fraI ternity on this side of the Atlantic.

[From tiie Cincinnati Gazette.

THE BROWN COMMITTEE.

Dr. Hove Before the Harpers Ferry Committee — His Protest Against that Tribunal — His Testimony—No one Implicated — llon. J. R. Giddings Called to the Stand — Air. Ala2 1 son Tries to put on Airs — Air. Giddings' Testimony—His Views of the Higher Low — He is Cross- Questioned by Senators Alason and Davis—Proposes to get his Lecture Printed and Send Davis a Copy—No Damaging Revelations Alade—Dubious Stale of European Affairs. Washington, Feb. 4. Dr. Howe has been before the Harper’s Ferry Committee. He declined taking an oath to testily, unless he was permitted to enter his protest against the whole proceedings. By permission, he made the following protest: The undersigned, having been summoned jto appear and give testimony before | your Committee, ansi being unable to resist ■ the power of the Senate, obeys the sum- ' mens, but enters his protest against the proceedings upon the following grounds: First, because the tribunal created is secret. and inquisitorial. Second, because it. is created for purposes beyond the legitimate scope of legislative inquiry. Third, because it usurps power nowhere | clearly delegated by the Federal Constitu- • tion to Congress, or ‘other branch thereof. Fourth,, because it is e . ogtyous a. u nrej cedent, and liable to.-ilm-e in the o-.v.-r'e. j nity it, gb.-us for the perversion of tiie great power of the Ui.un to the gratification of j vindictive -party passion, in veluis o- .ys, t j the peril of private togii: a; d person-. 1 : c rty, as by dragging ciliz ns. irom tm in no in any part c>: tint count-,, :«u<: rende; ;ug n titan secure in !ns own home.

Fifth, eecati-'. , >, avii-g all other r.hjet thus, it. is uuneeCi-snry, inasmuch ns tor ai; purposes f investigation, teu turn<.’•}’ by a deposition under the jurisdiction and' within the innits of tiie respective States is full} adequate. (Signed.) S. G. Howe. The witness stated that he had known John Brown during the troubles in Kansas, ttnd helped him to raise money anil arms. They were raised by contributions made for the aid o! the inhab tarns of Kansas He stated that he thought Brown would repel armed invasion' and armed resistance, and that Brown had gained his entire confidence; that he was a man of tried honesty as well as courage; that alter ihe troubles had ceased in Kansas, Brown continued to devote himthe advance of the cause of practical Anti-Slavery; that in 1838, Forbes wrote to witnesses, claiming money for past services, informing him that Brown had arms, etc., belonging to the committee, and intended a hosiie demonstration in some Slave State, and that he was iucoiiipetetnt to it; that unless the management of affairs was taken Irom Brown and given to him, (Forbes) lie would expose it. Witness had never known 1 orbes. Senator Wilson about tiie same time wrote to witnesses stating that he had been told, Brown intended using the arms and means belonging to the Committee for unlaw fu I purposes, and warn ing w it ness ng;t inst Brown, ami advising that tiie arms he taken from h’tn. Inconsequence of such information, orders were sent to Brown to take the arms and property of the Committee, then stored in lowa, into Kansas, to be used only in defense of the freedom thereof. W itriess had no means of knowing whether the arms were the slime as those taken at Harper's Ferry, but supposed they were. He could procure copies of the record nnd of the orders sent to Brown, and would do so. j j knew nothing of the Convention irt Canada, and was H”t privy to the plan of an attack on Harper’s Ifurry. There « as much other evidence, but none involving any leading Republicans. He recognized several papers found in Brown’s carpet bag to be in bis band writing am! stated that be did not know of any organization or society in aid in Brown’s plans. He had believed Brown to be an honest and highly conscientious man, determined upon practi cal anti-Slavery, but opposed to exciting insurrection or shedding blood except in seif defense. He hud given him aid and comfort as such. Being pressed to explain what he meant by spreading Anti Slavery doctrines for which purpose the contributions were made, Dr, Howe illustrated bis meaning by a comparison with the efforts made to spread the Gospel among the heathens, etc. , Mr. Giddings appeared before the Senate Brown Raid Committee. He was treated very politely by the Commit tee, though Senator Mason, the Chairmtui, received him with some coldness oi manner. Mr. Giddings testified in substance as '.'.allows: J“hn Brown had bee,.-in -.known to people of his town. Ashtabula, Jefferson County, 1 transactions in K ins,is, and had lectured in ! several villages.in that par’ of the State. | The people of J offer.-, oi, had be.-oru o xc- -s jto see and hear him, and a son ot his, J.-im j Brown, jr., being about Is'teen at s from 1 Jefferson, bearing of this fact, wrote a !,>:<• • j air. <J . say n'g that Brow n would bo at A.. j e.vvor at ag • n time, which was in the lui-

ter. p..rt o. May or June last. Mr. Ch: lings then addressed a note to firov’. r, at West Andover, requesting him to cad up and see him, with the e: pectation that he w uhl give a lecture. Brown came on Saturday afternoon, while a number of the tneu ot the village, Mr. Giddings among them, were engaged in a game of base bafl or but and ball. Mr. Giddings was called aside and introduced to Brown, who stated that he hud come there to make arrangements to lecture, and appeared anxious°to have some arrangement as to the amount of cash I e was to ri ceive. Mr. Giddings disliked the idea of chaffering about the amount, and told Brown to come and give the lecture, and they would see him paid. Brown accordingly came on a Wednesday afternoon, and lectured in the Church i i which Mr. Giddings was accustomed to worship. Alter the lecture, Mr. Giddings invited him, with other gentlemen to tea, and Brown accepted the invitation, and took tea with him, and remained in conversation some half or three-quart rsj>f an hour, when his carriage or conveyance drove up to tho door and he left. L hese were the only occasions on which he ever saw John Brown—neither in his lecture nor in his conversation did Brown allude in any manner to any arrangement.

combination or preparation to invade any State, to incite insurrection among slaves or rebellion, or anything ol the kind. Mr.G. was very poaiiive and emphatic on this point. Mr. Mason inquired about a letter which John Brown, jr., was said to have written to somebody, in which he stated that Mr. Giddings had contributed three dollars, and had formed societies for the raising of funds. To this Mr. Giddings replied, that he could not oi course undertake to explain any lett r that John Brown jr., had written. He could only say that Mr. Brown had called on him, as he (Giddings) wag about leaving Portage county to lecture at the Electric I n “ stit' te, in the town ot Hiram, and he toldj him that as he was advertised to lecture nt Ravenna the following day. and n lawyer lived there who had been a Senator in Ohio, a manof repute, by the name of O. P. Brown’ no relation to J. Brown, and who was said to have been at the head of an association for raising funds fm chatitabie purposes, which he understood distinctly to mean tlm aiding of escaped slaves, lie (Giddings) would cull on the said O. P. Brown, and see if he would not give something from the funds of [that society or.association, i Mr Giddings said, must have been die only remark upon which Brown could have bused the statement in his letter about association, as connected with him. Mr. Mason inquired what was the subject of his (Gidding’s) lectures. Mr. Giddings—“l lectured upon the trial 0,1 - ; Q.‘> icy A dams, upon the Higher J -" v ’ scenes in (' ■ongressh nal iii'e,*and up n the powers and dufies of unman o >\- erium-ni.” . - J' 1 —'‘'ln ('-’.Yard to your leisure li '' * ; ’ ud utrt.ies oi huifUii! guve;nL ' • not ha- -•:c; -1 r,:; f-rence to vs,) ‘ Gghts ui slavc-s. in Slave

; , - l • : ' a- i —“ft has direct, reference to :thc rights of human nature, the Divine wiii ;as manifested in the laws f nature, the le- | git - mate power of human governments—the ■ duties of human-governments; and the powi er-: possessed by governments.” Mi. Mason --Gilt has not that direct ref- ! rerence to slaves in the slave States!” j Mr. Giddings—“ Wherever a human soul’ j exists, there t.ie rights to which I have referred exists, including the whole human. I family.” ! Mr. Mason—“Do you consider that this | higher law is superior to human laws and j the Constitution of our countr - Mr. Gladings “No enactment or mandate lof a despot invading those human rights is j I|UV > nor has it ar.y.of the elements o°f law. I It confers no power upon the oppressor, imj poses no obligation upon the victim.” Upon these points Mr. Giddings said he | urged the doctrines of all the german writers j upon that subject, nnd of all the Christian world for the last two centuries. lie proceeded to say that this mandate of despots was entitled to no respect from any person, that opposition to such despotic enactments* was not only the right, but the duty of every good citizen; that those who pass j such enactments rentier themselves aceessoj r . v *■' she crime committed under them, an I | have for ages received tiie detestation of a d ‘ patriotic men. and that from the time of Nero to the present day despots have be. n I regarded with contempt by ali lovers of jusI tire. Senator Davis, of Mississippi—“Do these i principles which you have laid down, apply | to lunatic or insane persons!” Mr. Giddings—“ Certainly ; they are taken care of oy the hand obaffection, in a wav to -secure to them tho enjoyment of life, and all tiie liberty with which they ear. safely he entrusted, and rendered as happy as they can be under a state of derangement.” Mr., Davis —“Do these same principles apply to minors and apprentices!” Mr. Giddings—“ Yes, the minor is taken care of also by the hand of affection; protected in the enjoyment of all these right's, and taught the value of them until he arrives «t a sufficient development of manhood to be nbie to exercise them without further direction.” Mr. Giddings further said he proposed to - deliver his lecture in New York, v, ry shortly. and might soon publish it, and when he did so. he would send Mr. Davis a copy. Mr. Davis said he would be glad to receive one.

Vegetabie Tallow.

Toe agricultural bureau o; the Patent office his received specimens of vegetable, tallow, known to botanists as Myristica scbifera. It comes from a nut about the size ot a nutrneg.tnil ot meat, which, being melted, becomes a yellowish tallow, excellent for Candles. The plant is a native of Central and South America, and natu.-ally attains a bight ot ten or twelve feet; it carries herbaceous colored I!, wers from July till September, audit makes so profuse a secretion of otiy matter that this may be read:!'- obtained from 1 1, In tic form ot rat, hv imnwr-ine it to I '■ B! L. Cl -rk. Esq-, U. S Mi u it t'emala, writes that h« has no .. net that this article ra ght be collected ; -n-l exported ot considerable profit. It ; gru- in immense quantities in lire South--1 ern departments and in Verapez. It .is susceptible of.such li'gh pur tication as to resemble the finest sperm, is solid and quite us transparent. A sample of this production, in the nut and in the tallow, is now among the numerous collections of the Patent Office. The cultivation of it from the seed will be tride at the Horticultural garden.

The Crooked Canals of Egypt. —The traveler in Egypt is surprised to find that tho canal on which he. travels to Atfeh winds' considerably, though no engineering ohsticles whatever oppose themselves to a straight course. The reason ot this sinuosity was thus explained by Mehen.et Ali himself: “You ask why mv canal is not straight: Ya, Wallah! it is owing to a bit of bigotry. The dog who made it was a true believer and something more. He said to himself: •Ya, Seedeo, thou art about to mike what Giaours call a canal, and Giaours in their impiety make such tilings straight. Now, a canal is made alter the fashion of a river—(Allah pardon us for imitating his works!) — and all rivers wind: Allah forbid that my canal should be better than his river; it shall wind too.’ ” And so it does. — Trawls in Egypt. Republicans of Missou*i hold a Statu Convention at St. Louis, on the 10th of March next, to choose delegates to the I Chicago Convention.